The Fjord or Norwegian Fjord Horse (Norwegian: fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway. It is an agile breed of light draught horse build. It is always dun in colour, with five variations in shade recognised in the breed standard. One of the world's oldest breeds, it has been used for hundreds of years as a farm horse in Norway, and in modern times is popular for its generally good temperament. It is used both as a harness horse and under saddle.
The Fjord or Norwegian FjordHorse (Norwegian: fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway...
that the Norwegian FjordHorse Centre is based, and it is not uncommon to meet Fjordhorses on the local roads. The Norwegian FjordHorse Centre is a resource...
primitive markings, while non-dun2 horses have neither the dun color dilution nor primitive markings. The Fjordhorse breed, which is predominantly dun...
Academia Española. Retrieved May 2, 2024. "Norwegian FjordHorse Coat Color and Marking". Norwegian FjordHorse Registry. Retrieved May 2, 2024. J. C. Ewart (1906)...
American Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Belgian, Hanoverian, Hokkaido and Fjordhorse. This allowed creation of a catalogue of one million single nucleotide...
of light saddle horses with the smaller, heavier Norwegian Fjordhorse to create small horses suitable for the equestrian vacation industry. The breeders'...
the Norwegian Fjordhorse. Genetic analyses have revealed links between the Mongolian horse and the Icelandic horse. Mongolian horses are believed to...
imported Mongol stock subsequently became the basis for the Norwegian Fjordhorse and a variety of other Scandinavian breeds, including the Nordland. One...
resource center of the FjordHorse breed in Norway. The center was established in 1989 and is owned by the Norwegian FjordHorse Association, Stad Municipality...
characteristics with other northern breeds like the Shetland pony, Fjordhorse and Icelandic horse, including sturdy stature, thick mane and heavy hair coat,...
owners. There are some breeds, such as the Norwegian FjordHorse, Appaloosa, American Paint Horse, Friesian and Haflinger, which have distinct physical...
Netherlands and Britain. For example, the Icelandic horse is a close relative of the Fjordhorse and both the Faroese and Icelandic languages are based...
her later life she obtained a license as a helicopter pilot and bred Fjordhorses on her farm in Ewhurst, Surrey. A prominent socialite of her time, she...
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal...
world. In Finland, the term "universal horse" is used to describe the Finnhorse and breeds such as the Fjordhorse that are relatively small with a body...
characteristic shared with other predominantly dun-colored breeds, such as the Fjordhorse. Purebred Sorraia occasionally have white markings, although they are...
Highland pony and FjordhorseHorse Type 1, in central Asia, resistant to heat and drought, similar to the modern Sorraia and Akhal-Teke Horse Type 2, in western...
Elverum – 1904), a veterinarian and author of first monograph on the Fjordhorse Hartvig Andreas Munthe (1845 in Elverum – 1905), a military officer,...
is used. The design depicts the Norwegian fjordhorse which is a relatively small, but very strong, horse breed from the mountainous regions of Western...
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